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Planning & Zoning Commission · 6:00 PM · City Hall Council Chambers

The McKinney Planning & Zoning Commission held three public hearings on May 12, 2026: a site plan design exception for a proposed warehouse on Couch Drive, a rezoning to townhome residential on North Tennessee Street, and a rezoning to multi-family residential near Custer Road and Eldorado Parkway. The Commission also received an update on 2026 board and commission member appointments.
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Analysis

Zoning

Three land use cases required public hearings: a design exception from standard site plan requirements for an industrial warehouse, and two residential rezonings that would convert existing neighborhood-commercial and planned-development tracts to townhome and multi-family use, respectively.[#16][#15][#17]

Insights by Role

Resident

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectResidents along North Tennessee Street may see that corridor shift from neighborhood-commercial to townhome development, and residents near Custer Road and Eldorado Parkway may see a planned-development tract convert to multi-family residential use. A warehouse project on Couch Drive also sought flexibility from standard site plan requirements.

Developer

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingTwo rezoning requests on this agenda would open sites to higher-density residential product: File 26-0027Z (BN to TR1.8 townhome) at 1001 North Tennessee Street, and File 26-0037Z (PD to MF36 multi-family) near Custer Road and Eldorado Parkway. A separate design exception request (File 26-0021SP) for a warehouse on Couch Drive sought relief from standard site plan requirements.

Journalist

LowLow significance — routine or procedural itemAn update on 2026 Board and Commission Member Appointments (File 26-0410) was presented the same meeting the Commission heard two residential rezoning cases, making Commission composition worth tracking alongside those pending land use decisions.

Lobbyist

LowLow significance — routine or procedural itemThe 2026 Board and Commission Member Appointments update (File 26-0410) is a signal to monitor Commission composition, since sitting or incoming commissioners will decide pending rezoning cases such as 26-0027Z and 26-0037Z.

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#2This meeting will be streamed live on the City’s website. Members of the public who wish to watch this meeting may watch online at: https://mckinneytx.new.swagit.com/views/130

#5PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (For Non-Public Hearing Items)

#6If you wish to address the Planning and Zoning Commission on a posted item on this agenda, please fill out a "Request to Speak" card and present it to the City Staff prior to the meeting. Pursuant to

#7Public Comments regarding agenda items, including Public Hearings, may be submitted online to the Planning and Zoning Commission at http://www.mckinneytexas.org/CitizenComments. Please note online com

#9An update on the status of 2026 appointments to McKinney's various boards and commissions.

#11This portion of the agenda consists of non-controversial or "housekeeping" items required by law. Items may be considered individually by any Commission member making such request prior to a motion an

#12Approval of the minutes from the Planning and Zoning Commission's regular meeting held on April 28, 2026.

#15Public hearing to consider a design exception to the site plan for a proposed warehouse development (McKinney Couch Drive Industrial) located north of Recovery Way on the east side of Couch Drive.

Regular Agenda Item

#16Public hearing on a request to rezone property at 1001 North Tennessee Street from 'BN' Neighborhood Business to 'TR1.8' Townhome Residential District.

#17Public hearing to consider rezoning a property from Planned Development District (PD) to Multi-Family Residential District (MF36), located east of Custer Road and south of Eldorado Parkway.

Regular Agenda Item

#20Comments relating to items of public interest such as staff recognition, development trends, the status of special Planning Department projects, and other relevant information.

#22Posted in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, on May 6, 2026. ___________________________ Empress Drane, TRMC City Secretary Tenitrus Parchman, TRMC Deputy City Secretary

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